Example sentences of "[v-ing] [adv prt] like [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I must n't keep rattling on like this ! ’ |
| 2 | She ca n't keep goin' on like that fer ever . |
| 3 | Crashing in like this . |
| 4 | ‘ I appreciate your stepping in like this . |
| 5 | Now also on the site working there was a man kneeling down like this , and he had a black beard , Do n't have n't got the question yet . |
| 6 | Well I 'm hanging down like this to increase the circulation to my head |
| 7 | Leaping up like that had brought back the awful queasiness . |
| 8 | We almost convince ourselves that the music is created not by the orchestra but by the tip of the baton itself , rich sounds oozing out like some exotic genie . |
| 9 | ‘ I do n't think they ought to let them out , walking about like that in those black clothes . |
| 10 | She was so busy with the Maxim , however , that she failed to notice the door opening fully behind her , and Richmann stepping through like some black-cloaked angel of death , his shortened Winchester being raised into position . |
| 11 | ‘ You know you 're not to go wandering off like that ! |
| 12 | Pissing off like that … |
| 13 | Not that I 've any time for him any longer — going on like that when his poor wife was near her time . ’ |
| 14 | We 've been going on like that for six to eight weeks now . |
| 15 | You spoil them , going on like that . |
| 16 | Then , after going on like that for a few minutes he took my hand and said , ‘ Faith you were absolutely rubbish ! ’ with that famous dead-pan expression . |
| 17 | Up home they 'd soon know what to call you if you started going on like that . |
| 18 | I do n't thing anybody will be if he keeps going on like that . |
| 19 | I know you two think I 'm a tit , going on like this . |
| 20 | We 've been going on like this for months . |
| 21 | If you keep going on like this , right ready let's run over the B M W ! |
| 22 | I feel a bit naughty to tell the truth , going off like that and leaving Mr Jackson waiting for me . |
| 23 | Lee was stupid , going off like that on his own . |
| 24 | She felt rather put out at Elizabeth 's going off like that . |
| 25 | Yes — sad , was n't it , him going off like that . |
| 26 | ‘ You know you put me in a bad position going off like that . |
| 27 | ‘ Why in God 's name did you go rushing off like that ? |
| 28 | He would not leave his quarters , holing up like some manic , wounded beast , pacing back and forth , drinking , pausing to spout unbelievably complex monologues on genetic theory , which to Zambia sounded more like the ravings of a demented priest . |
| 29 | Beryl was restless and apprehensive , trying hard to find firm ground , and Mark Garland turning up like that had upset her . |
| 30 | Is n't it wonderful , darling , Miss Rossignol turning up like this ? ’ |